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Calculative measures of organising and decision-making in developing countries: the case of a quasi-formal organisation in Ghana

Jacob Agyemang, Kelum Jayasinghe, Pawan Adhikari, Tunyi Tunyi Abongeh, Simon Carmel

Accounting, Auditing and Accountability Journal, Volume: 34, Issue: 2, Pages: 421 - 450

Swansea University Author: Tunyi Tunyi Abongeh

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DOI (Published version): 10.1108/aaaj-03-2019-3911

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Purpose: This paper examines how a “quasi-formal” organisation in a developing country engages in informal means of organising and decision-making through the use of calculative measures. Design/methodology/approach: The paper presents a case study of a large-scale indigenous manufacturing company i...

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ISSN: 0951-3574
Published: Emerald 2021
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title Calculative measures of organising and decision-making in developing countries: the case of a quasi-formal organisation in Ghana
spellingShingle Calculative measures of organising and decision-making in developing countries: the case of a quasi-formal organisation in Ghana
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title_full Calculative measures of organising and decision-making in developing countries: the case of a quasi-formal organisation in Ghana
title_fullStr Calculative measures of organising and decision-making in developing countries: the case of a quasi-formal organisation in Ghana
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description Purpose: This paper examines how a “quasi-formal” organisation in a developing country engages in informal means of organising and decision-making through the use of calculative measures. Design/methodology/approach: The paper presents a case study of a large-scale indigenous manufacturing company in Ghana. Data for the study were collected through the use of semi-structured interviews conducted both onsite and off-site, supplemented by informal conversations and documentary analysis. Weber's notions of rationalities and traditionalism informed the analysis. Findings: The paper advances knowledge about the practical day-to-day organisation of resources and the associated substantive rational calculative measures used for decision-making in quasi-formal organisations operating in a traditional setting. Instead of formal rational organisational mechanisms such as hierarchical organisational structures, production planning, labour controls and budgetary practices, the organisational mechanisms are found to be shaped by institutional and structural conditions which result from historical, sociocultural and traditional practices of Ghanaian society. These contextual substantive rational calculative measures consist of the native lineage system of inheritance, chieftaincy, trust and the power concealed within historically established sociocultural practices. Originality/value: This paper is one of a few studies providing evidence of how local and traditional social practices contribute to shaping organising and decision-making activities in indigenous “quasi-formal” organisations. The paper extends our understanding of the nexus between “technical rational” calculative measures and the traditional culture and social practices prevailing in sub-Saharan Africa in general, and Ghana in particular.
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